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Block unwanted posts

Vicar
How do I block unwanted posts from my forum?
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Israel <Nabble>
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Go to Options < Users < Change Permissions
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Vicar
What do I turn off or on? I've tried what I think should work but I'm still getting unwanted posts.
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Israel <Nabble>
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Please, bun the unwanted users then try the following changes: Change-Permissions.png
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Re: Block unwanted posts

Rick
First off many thanks to Israel.
You seem a great guy that has helped many over the years.
Again, many thanks.  

The problem with banning and changing permissions
is the bad actors just resign up using a different name and email.  
I see this even here, in the support forum.
Some times it’s flooded with spam, to the point of denial of service.  Which then needs clean up by an admin.

A captcha system only stops the bots.
That’s not enough.

Some kind of holding area, where potential members could be screened by an administrator, be it phone or email, before being admitted to the site membership.

It’s a big problem, that’s for sure.